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Egypt

Egyptian startups pull trigger on layoffs amid growing uncertainty and funding crunch

The year 2022 has been nothing but a mixed bag for Egypt’s technology and startup sector. On the one hand, the local ecosystem has...

Egypt

Qatar

What is holding back Qatar's startup ecosystem?

Qatar’s vast oil and natural gas reserves have served the country’s needs well. It was thanks to these fossil fuels that Qatar...

doha

Regional

Our top stories from 2021

This past year has been an incredibly dynamic one for the entrepreneurship ecosystem across the Middle East and North Africa. We have...

wamda

Regional

Has last-mile delivery reached its saturation point? [Part two]

In the first part of this feature, we charted the growth of last-mile delivery in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). In this second...

Last-mile delivery Logistics Last mile

Regional

Last-mile delivery startups in North Africa and the Levant

Wamda has mapped 51 last-mile delivery startups in North Africa and the Levant region. Of these, 28 are based in the Egypt, the...

Last-mile delivery Logistics

Regional

Last-mile delivery startups in numbers

Over the past couple of years, the last-mile delivery sector has witnessed a spike of new startup entrants, with most operating an...

Last-mile delivery

Regional

Mental health startups in Mena

To mark World Mental Health Day, we have mapped the mental health startups in the Middle East and North Africa. Wamda also recently...

mental health

Egypt

What's next for Egypt's Trella?

They are typically a nuisance on the road, imposing and rather dangerous, but lorries or trucks, are incredibly important to the global...

Trella trucking

Egypt

Ride-hailing in Egypt: A global tug-of-war

Egypt has one of the fastest-growing populations in the Middle East, growing at a rate of approximately one million every six months....

mobility ride-hailing Uber

U.A.E

Can AI work in oil and gas without historical data?

In some countries in the Middle East, the oil and gas (O&G) sector contributes as much as 90 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP)....

deeptech Artificial intelligence nybl

Tunisia

GOMYCODE: The Tunisian startup upskilling Africa's youth

Unemployment has long been a concern for governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, which suffers from the...

GoMyCode africa Coding

Regional

A look at Kitopi's three-year journey

When Kitopi launched in January 2018 in Dubai, few were familiar with the concept of cloud kitchens. Now, three years later, cloud kitchens...

Kitopi cloud kitchen

Regional

Our top stories from 2020

The coronavirus pandemic usurped every aspect of our lives. In its devastation, it dictated our movement, altered our habits and...

entrepreneurship

Regional

Wamda Research Lab report on Covid-19 impact

More than 70 per cent of startups based in the Middle East and North Africa have witnessed a negative impact on their business as a result...

Wamda Research Lab covid-19

Jordan

In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem

The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen...

Gaming gaming industry tamatem

Regional

COVID-19 and startups: Is now the time to panic?

Following the global recession of 2008, globalisation and development expert Ian Goldin, author of The Butterfly Defect, predicted that the...

coronavirus covid-19 entrepreneurship

Global

Coronavirus: Not just a China problem

This week Apple warned of a global iPhone shortage due to the coronavirus outbreak in China – where its smartphones are...

china

Regional

Trends to expect in 2020

With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core...

Trends entrepreneurship MENA

Regional

What makes a good entrepreneurship hub?

Recently, we published a feature on the battle of the startup hubs in the Middle East. There are several cities across the region,...

entrepreneurship Ecosystem

U.A.E

In conversation with Dana Baki of LUNCH:ON

LUNCH:ON partners with restaurants to offer office workers a selection of curated meals at discounted prices. It was founded by Mohammad Al...

Lunch:On food tech Entrepreneur

U.A.E

In conversation with Tarek Ghobar of PointCheckout

Tarek Ghobar is the co-founder of PointCheckout, an online payment gateway that enables consumers to use their loyalty points and air miles...

Loyalty Programs Fintech 1776

Palestine

In conversation with Christina Ganim of Kenz

Christina Ganim founded Kenz with her colleague and friend Nicola Cuoco. The e-commerce website, founded in Palestine, sells underwear to...

Entrepreneur startup Women Entrepreneur

Lebanon

In conversation with Audrey Nakad of Lebanon's Synkers

Synkers is an online peer-to-peer education platform connecting private tutors with students. Founded in Lebanon by Audrey Nakad, Zeina...

EdTech ceo entrepreneurship

U.A.E

In conversation with Nizar Fakih of the UAE's Step

As the first of the Step conferences kicks off in Dubai this week, the “experiential tech festival” will aim to bring together...

Step Conference founder series

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